Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Medium

PT137 S3 Q12 Explanation

Many nurseries sell fruit trees

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Stimulus

Many nurseries sell fruit trees that they label "miniature." Not all nurseries, however, use this term in the same way. While some nurseries label any nectarine trees of the Stark Sweet Melody variety as "miniature," for example, others do not. One thing that is clear is that if a variety of fruit pot, no tree of that variety can be correctly labeled "miniature."

What this question is testing

Must be True

Your task

Break the argument into its conclusion and evidence, then do exactly what the question stem asks with that structure.

Common trap

Answers that sound relevant to the topic but don't connect to the argument's actual reasoning.

Winning move

Predict what a right answer must do, then test each choice against the conclusion-evidence gap.

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The question
12.

Which one of the following can be properly inferred from the

Answer choices

  1. Too Strong2% picked this

    Most nurseries mislabel at least some of their

    The stimulus does not prove anything to be true of most nurseries.

  2. Contradicts the Statements11% picked this

    Some of the nurseries have correctly labeled nectarine trees of the Stark Sweet Melody variety only if the variety is unsuitable for growing

    The statements support LM + CL ? ~SGP the claim that some nurseries correctly label their nectarine trees of the Stark Sweet Melody variety as miniature only if the variety is suitable for growing in a pot. This answer states that they are correctly labeled only if they are not suitable for growing in a pot.

  3. Unsupported Relationship1% picked this

    Any nectarine tree of the Stark Sweet Melody variety that a nursery labels "miniature"

    This assumes that nectarine trees of the Stark Sweet Melody variety are not suitable for growing in a pot.

  4. Out of Scope6% picked this

    Some nectarine trees that are not labeled "miniature" are

    The statements do not support an inference about nectarine trees that are not labeled “miniature.”

  5. Correct80% picked this

    Unless the Stark Sweet Melody variety of nectarine tree is suitable for growing in a tub or a pot, some nurseries

    Why this is right

    This follows from the N ?some? Min 1st and 2nd statements. Min + CL ? SGP ? (N ? CL) ? SGP

    Skill tested: Must be True · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

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